# N23TR: Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIANT 40, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIANT 40](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-ted-rutan-defiant-40) (registry code 05690K4)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 7
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1987
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2016
- Last registry action: October 19, 2019
- Mode S code: A207E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Coast Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20COAST%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Jefferson, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Jefferson)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7494° N, 123.0276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97352, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23TR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23TR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23TR-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIANT 40: https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-ted-rutan-defiant-40.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA219), Apr 29, 2010: Rogers Rutan Defiant 40 (N23TR), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear extension handle was firmly placed in the down position prior to landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100428032549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100428032549A), Apr 28, 2010: Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIA (N23TR), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport runway 25L at 281740PDT. POB:1, injuries: none damage; substantial to the rudder, propeller…

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